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“Welcome to the 1800s”: WWE’s Biggest Names Come Together as Supreme Court Overturns Roe v Wade Ruling

Published 06/25/2022, 8:00 AM EDT

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The wrestling and WWE fans are heartbroken by the latest wake of the decision by the Supreme Court of America. Unfortunately, not only WWE fans but the entire world has also been shattered by the findings of the SCOTUS.

Earlier today, the United States Supreme Court overturned 1973’s Roe vs. Wade case ruling. The Supreme Court received a case that challenged the abortion rights in Mississippi state after 15 weeks of pregnancy.

 

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The Supreme Court’s latest judgment states that women in the US are no longer federally protected for their abortion rights. Now, almost 50 years later, the SCOTUS, upon several hearings, overturned the landmark Roe vs. Wade ruling with a 7-2 majority.

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Many WWE superstars and professional wrestlers for other wrestling promotions took to Twitter to share their reactions to the abortion ruling by the SCOTUS.

In addition, the former WWE Executive, Jim Cornette, had a rather strong and sarcastic choice of words for the Supreme Court’s judgment. Cornette cheekily mentioned because of the decision of the SCOTUS, it feels like we are living in the 1800s America.

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The former WWE two-time United States Champion MVP took a shot at “rich” people.

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WWE superstar MVP stated that those politicians and rich people who publicly applauded the overturning of the Roe vs. Wade case will still get abortions. However, that’s not the case for millions of United States women.

WWE broadcaster Kayla Braxton had the same reaction as millions of American women. Kayla Braxton took to Twitter to share that it is sad for us and that the world is moving backward.

Other big names from professional wrestling also expressed their reactions on Twitter

After the Supreme Court’s ruling, many WWE female superstars supported like a backbone for the women of the United States.

Jessica McKay, Renee Paquette, Nixon Newell, Marina Shafir, and others came together after the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade’s ruling.

Backstage announcer and TV host Charly Arnolt also expressed her emotions about the Supreme Court’s judgment.

The former WWE superstar and current AEW star, Shawn Spears, stated that “freedom” should include the right to choose. However, Spears believes that the Supreme Court’s ruling has taken away the right to choose for millions of women.

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To support Shawn Spears’ words, even WWE superstar, Mustafa Ali, expressed his anger at the overturning of the Roe vs. Wade case.

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The historic Roe vs. Wade ruling in 1973 gave women the full right to abort legally in the first trimester. However, after the overturning of the ruling, 22 out of 50 states in the US are reported to instantly illegalize abortion. As a result, constitutional abortion rights for millions of US women have effectively ended.

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Akash Dhakite

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Akash Dhakite is a WWE writer at EssentiallySports. Since he was three years old, Akash has been a fan of WWE, which gives him an ascendancy of knowledge about this sport. He grew up watching John Cena and to ‘Never Give Up’ is something that he has learned from him.
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Vibhanshu Kumar